Supporters say they represent a realization of power and influence by young people raised on social media who have come of age in an era of never-ending wars, highly publicized mass shootings and virulent national politics.

The Post is on the ground with students as they demonstrate Wednesday, reporting from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Oklahoma and here in Washington. (Here’s a Twitter list of some reporters who are out in the field.) We’re also tracking how these protests unfold on social media. Below, you’ll find pictures, videos and social media activity that caught our eye. We’ll be updating this blog post throughout the day as demonstrations continue.

Today, on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting, UMD students, faculty and staff held a 17-minute “stand-out” in front of Jimenez Hall to honor the 17 victims and stand with high school students participating in walkouts throughout the country. pic.twitter.com/qpa9fnhZAz

It is freezing cold and these 60+ elementary school protesters are lying completely still, and no one is making a sound, just the posters flapping a little over their bodies. Alexandria, Virginia. pic.twitter.com/6OI0GHbdQN

Students at the Philadelphia High School of Creative And Performing Arts participate in a walkout to address school safety and gun violence on Wednesday. Students across the country are walking out of classes, one month after 17 people were killed at Stoneman Douglas High in Florida. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Elementary school students accompanied by their parents and guardians gather outside their school in New York on Wednesday, to take part in a national walkout to protest gun violence. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Students from the Millennium High School in Manhattan gather during a walkout. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)